加拿大阿尔伯塔省油气监管最新变革

为了适应规模不断扩大的油砂开发新形势,保障油气资源安全、有序、环保和可持续的发展,加拿大阿尔伯塔省政府在原能源资源保护委员会的基础上成立了专业的能源开发监管机构(AER,Alberta Energy Regulator),该机构负责监管阿尔伯塔省境内所有与石油、天然气以及煤炭等相关的能源开发活动。文章从AER的成立、组织机构、主要监管职能和具体监管流程等几个方面介绍了阿尔伯塔省油气监管的这一最新变革。总结了阿尔伯塔能源监管机构专一化、监管程序化、监管透明化、高度的公众参与以及严格的环境保护监管等几个特点。建议我国的页岩气开发监管应该:合理规划页岩气开发管理框架;不断增强页岩气开发监管法规建设;采取多种措施,加强环保监管;进一步增加公民参与意识,保障公众权益。

Latest changes of oil and gas regulation in Alberta

In order to meet the expanding of oil sands development and to ensure the safe, orderly, environmentally responsible and sustainable development of oil sands, the Government of Alberta established a professional energy development and regulatory body named Alberta Energy Regulator based on the original Energy Resources Conservation Board. The agency oversees all energy development activities refers to all hydrocarbon resources include oil, gas and coal. This article presents the establishment and the structure of AER, as well as its regulatory functions and regulatory processes. Based on the analysis of several notable features of AER, makes a few suggestions on the regulation of shale gas development in China.